Excerpt from Directory to the Bird-Life of Kansas This directory summarizes several kinds Of information concern ing birds of Kansas, and of mid-continental North America, and has two functions. First, it tells Something about the natural his tory of the 379 species of birds of Kansas. Second, it can help students of some kinds of birds, or of some aspect of natural history, to find out how much is known about their problem, and can Show to what extent, and frequently in what direction, further work will be useful. For instance, it can be deduced that studies on the population ecology of the Eastern Kingbird and on the behavior of the Mourning Dove, both abundant birds in our area, are needed. Also, it will be seen that we do not know exactly how many kinds of birds breed in Kansas, a matter of immediate concern in the following account. The Museum of Natural History at The University of Kansas solicits selected specimens and information that contribute to our knowledge of birds in Kansas. Donors of such material will join an already large group of persons who have contributed information, specimens, and time toward the preparation of this Directory. Chief among these is Dr. Harrison B. Tordofi', around whose Check-list of the birds of Kansas (1956) the present Directory has been elab orated; he generously made available for use in the Directory notes and comments that he had intended to use in bringing his Check list up to date. Prof. E. Raymond Hall, Dr. John William Hardy, Mrs. Lorelei Johnston, Dr. Robert M. Mengel and Mr. Max C. Thompson helped to improve a late version of the manuscript. The names of the many other persons who have helped, primarily by providing records of nesting activities, appear in the paragraph below. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.